第一部分

constellation[ˌkɒnstə’leɪ∫ən]

n. ①星座
例 It was so cloudy we couldn’t see any of the constellations.
今天多云,我们看不到天上的任何星座。
②群集〈同 gathering, cluster〉
例 Gathered here tonight at this annual ceremony we have a whole constellation of film stars.
在今晚的周年庆典上,聚集了一群电影明星。
联 stellar adj. 星的;interstellar adj. 星际间的;consternation n. 惊愕,惊惶失措

constrict[kən’strɪkt]

vt. ①约束;使放慢(或停止)〈同 limit, restrict〉
例 Dead trees constricted the stream.
枯树堵塞了溪流。
②使收缩〈同 shrink, contract〉
例 The tight shirt collar constricted my throat.
过紧的衬衫衣领勒着我的喉咙。
联 restrict vt. 限制,约束;constraint n. 约束,限制;constringe vt. 使收缩,压缩;construct vt. 建造,构造

contagious[kən’teɪʤəs]

adj. 传染性的;有感染力的〈同 infectious; catching〉
例 Viruses and bacteria may spread contagious diseases.
病毒和细菌可能传播传染病。
联 contagion n. 接触传染;contingent adj. 依条件而定的

contiguous[kən’tɪgjʊəs]

adj. 接近的,接壤的〈同 abutting, next to〉
例 The two countries are contiguous for a few miles.
这两个国家有数英里的边境接壤。

continuum[kən’tɪnjʊəm]

n. 连续体〈同 sequence, succession〉
例 The spectrum is a continuum of color from red to violet.
光谱是从红色到紫色的各种颜色的连续体。contour[’kɒntʊə(r)]
n. 轮廓〈同 configuration, outline〉
例 I could just make out the contours of the house in the dark.
在黑暗中,我只能隐约看见房子的轮廓。

convex[’kɒnveks]

adj. 凸出的〈同 bulging〉
例 He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
他擦亮了望远镜的凸透镜。

convivial[kən’vɪvɪəl]

adj. 欢乐的,快乐的〈同 festive〉
例 Can you think of anything more pleasant than to spend Thanksgiving with a large and convivial family group?
除了与快乐的大家庭共度感恩节以外,你还能想出更令人愉快的事情吗?
联 vivid adj. 活泼的,生动的;revival n. 恢复,复原;survival n. 存活,幸存;jovial adj. 快活的,高兴的;trivial adj. 琐细的

cosmopolitan[ˌkɒzmə’pɒlɪtən]

adj. 世界性的,全球(各地)的〈同 worldwide〉
例 With a population made up of people from many different lands, New York City is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
纽约市的人口由来自许多不同地域的人群组成,是世界上最国际化的大都市之一。
联 cosmopolis n. 国际都市;cosmos n. 宇宙;cosmic adj. 宇宙的;microcosm n. 微观世界;macrocosm n. 宏观世界;metropolitan adj. 大都市的

counteract[ˌkaʊntər’ækt]

vt. 消除,抵消〈同 negate, act against〉
例 She tries to counteract her former rudeness by being especially polite now.
为了消除之前的粗鲁无礼(的形象),她现在特别有礼貌。

第二部分

counterfeit[’kaʊntəfɪt]

vt. 伪造,仿造〈同 forge〉
例 Advances in photocopying technology allow criminals with no printing expertise to easily counterfeit paper currency.
随着复印技术的发展,没有任何印刷专业技术的罪犯也很容易就能伪造纸币。
adj. 伪造的,假冒的〈同 bogus, fake〉
例 The bank refused to take the counterfeit money. 银行拒绝接收假币。

countless[’kaʊtlɪs]

adj. 无数的〈同 innumerable, infinite〉
例 He reminded her countless times not to forget her umbrella, but she forgot.
他无数次提醒她别忘了带伞,可她还是忘了。

courier[’kʊrɪə(r)]

n. 送急件的人,信使〈同 messenger, carrier〉
例 The publisher sent a special courier to pick up the manuscript.
出版公司派了一名专门的快递员来取手稿。

court[kɔ:t]

n. 法庭;球场
例 I have to go to court today to give evidence in a trial.
我今天得去法庭为审讯作证。
vt. 向…献殷勤,追求;设法获得(他人的支持等)〈同 woo, pursue〉
例 He’s been courting her for two years but there’s no sign of them getting married yet.
两年以来,他一直在向她献殷勤,但他们没有任何要结婚的迹象。
联 courthouse n. 法院;courtship n. 求爱;求爱时期;courtly adj. 尊严而有礼貌的;courteously adv. 有礼貌地,亲切地

cover[’kʌvə(r)]

vt. ①覆盖
例 During cold winter nights, we cover ourselves with thick quilts.
在寒冷的冬夜,我们都盖着厚棉被。
②包括〈同 include, incorporate〉
例 The essay covered many topics such as biology, psychology, and religion.
这篇论文涉及许多话题,例如生物学、心理学和宗教。
③报道〈同 report〉
例 The reporter covered the whole story of the President’s affair.
记者报道了总统事件的始末。
联 coverage n. 新闻报道

cowhand[’kaʊhænd]

n. 牛仔,牧牛工
例 Harold worked as a cowhand during the summer and learned how to ride horses.
哈罗德在夏天当牛仔,还学会了如何骑马。

cozy[’kəʊzi]

adj. 温暖舒适的,惬意的〈同 comfortable, relaxing〉
例 Sitting in front of a fire on a snowy day is quite cozy.
下雪天坐在火炉前非常温暖舒适。
联 cozen v. 欺骗,哄骗;coxy adj. 骄傲的;dozy adj. 瞌睡的

cram[kræm]

v. 填塞;匆忙准备(考试)〈同 pack; study〉
例 We are cramming for the TOEFL in 30 days.
为了30天后的托福考试,我们正在临时抱佛脚地死记硬背。
联 crammed adj. 狭窄的;cramped adj. 狭窄的;crab n. 螃蟹;scram n. 迅速走开,跑开;cramp n. 抽筋,痉挛;jam n. 果酱 v. 挤进,(使)塞满;堵塞;scramble vt. 搅乱,使混杂

crater[’kreɪtə(r)]

n. 火山口;弹坑
例 The gas explosion left large craters in the ground.
燃气爆炸在地面上留下了几个大坑。

crayon[’kreɪən]

n. 彩色蜡笔、粉笔;蜡笔画,粉笔画
例 I colored the picture with crayons.
我用蜡笔给图画上色。
联 canyon n.[美]峡谷

第三部分

credentials[krə’den∫əlz]

n. 凭证,文凭〈同 certificate〉
例 Since he does not have any of the credentials for the job, he was not asked to interview.
由于他没有任何符合这个工作要求的文凭,因此他没有收到面试邀请。

creek[kri:k; (US)krɪk]

n. 小溪,小河〈同 stream, brook〉
例 My friends and I have had picnics over there by the creek.
我和朋友们曾经在那里的小溪旁边野营。

crevice[’krevɪs]

n. 缺口,裂缝〈同 gap, crack〉
例 The rain came in through a crevice in the ceiling.
雨水通过天花板上的裂缝流了进来。
联 crevasse n. 裂隙,裂缝;crew n. 全体人员

crimson[’krɪmzən]

n./adj. 深红色(的)〈同 bloody〉
例 Bill cut his finger when he was cooking and then he threw away the crimson knife.
比尔在做饭的时候割伤了手指,然后他把被血染红的刀子扔掉了。

crisscross[’krɪskrɒs; (US)-krɔ:s]

adj. 十字形的〈同 cross-shaped〉
例 The marks of people’s feet had made a crisscross pattern in the snow.
人脚留下的痕迹在雪地上形成了一个十字形图案。
联 the Red Cross 红十字会;crosscut adj. 横切的;crossing n. 横越;交叉口;crossbreeding n.【生物】杂交繁育

critique[krɪ’ti:k]

n.(文艺等的)批评,评论〈同 review, commentary〉
例 At the end of the course, the students had an opportunity to give a critique of the teacher.
课程结束时,学生们有机会对老师进行评价。

crooked[’krʊkɪd]

adj. ①不诚实的;欺诈的〈同 dishonest, sly〉
例 The city is full of crooked police officers taking bribes.
城市里到处都是收受贿赂的不正直的警察。
②弯曲的;蜿蜒的〈同 curved〉
例 You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.
在这些蜿蜒崎岖的乡村小路上,你必须慢点开车。

crumble[’krʌmbəl]

v. 粉碎;崩溃〈同 fall apart; disintegrate〉
例 I crumbled the bread for the birds.
我把面包捏碎喂鸟。
联 crumb n. 碎屑,面包屑;bumble v. 拙劣地做;说话含糊;fumble v. 摸索;grumble v. 抱怨;喃喃地说

crumple[’krʌmpəl]

vt. 把…弄皱;起皱〈同 rumple, wrinkle〉
例 The front of the car was crumpled like paper when it hit the wall at full speed.
汽车以全速撞上墙之后,车的前部像纸一样皱了起来。

culinary[’kʌlɪnəri]

adj. 厨房的,烹调的
例 Many chefs attribute their culinary skills to the wise use of spices.
许多大厨把他们的烹饪技巧归功于对调味料的合理利用。

第四部分

cumbersome[’kʌmbəsəm]

adj. 笨重的;难处理的〈同 burdensome, bulky〉
例 He was burdened down with cumbersome parcels.
他背着笨重的包裹。
联 cumber vt. 阻碍;encumbrance n. 障碍物;妨碍;incumbency n. 任期;职责;recumbent adj. 斜躺的;succumb vi. 屈服;死亡

curator[kjʊə’reɪtə(r)]

n.(博物馆等的)馆长〈同 keeper, custodian〉
例 The new curator tried to make the museum more popular.
新馆长努力让博物馆更受欢迎。

curse[kɜ:s]

n./v. 诅咒,咒骂〈同 malediction〉
例 The wizard’s curse changed her into a tree.
巫师的诅咒把她变成了一棵树。

cushion[’kʊ∫ən]

n. 垫子,软垫
例 His sofa is comfortable because of its thick cushions.
他的沙发因为有厚厚的垫子而非常舒适。
vt. 缓和…的冲击〈同 absorb, relieve〉
例 Nothing could cushion the shock of my friend’s death.
什么都不能减轻朋友的去世给我的打击。
联 a cushion of 一层;air-cushion vehicle 气垫船

custodian[kʌ’stəʊdjən]

n. 看守人,管理人〈同 caretaker, guardian〉
例 After everyone had left the theater, the custodian locked all the doors and went home.
所有人都离开剧院之后,管理员锁上所有的门,然后回家了。
联 custody n. 照顾,监护(的责任)

dagger[’dægə(r)]

n. 短剑,匕首〈同 knife〉
例 A sword is a short-handled, long-bladed weapon, similar to a dagger but larger.
剑是一种短把长刃的兵器,与匕首类似,但比匕首更长。

daisy[’deɪzi]

n. 雏菊
例 Although native to Europe, the daisy has now spread throughout most of North America.
虽然雏菊原产于欧洲,但如今已经遍布北美洲的大部分地区。

daring[’deərɪŋ]

adj. 大胆的,勇敢的〈同 bold, brave〉
例 A daring firefighter pulled the child from the fire.
一位勇敢的消防员把孩子从大火中救了出来。

dart[dɑ:t]

vi. 飞奔;投掷〈同 rush; cast〉
例 The cat darted away when the dog approached.
狗接近的时候,猫飞快地跑走了。
n. 标枪,镖,箭
例 Her first dart scored double twenty.
她的第一掷得到了二十加倍。

dated[’deɪtɪd]

adj. 陈旧的,过时的〈同 old-fashioned, obsolete〉
例 I refused to wear the suit because it was dated.
我拒绝穿这套西装,因为它已经过时了。
联 date back 追溯到…;outdated adj. 过时的,不流行的;validate vt.【律】使有效,使生效;inundate vt. 淹没